La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, December 01, 1926, Image 6

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Newspaper Page TextPage Six LA. GttANDE EVENING OBSERVER Wednesday, December 1, 1926. COPS FIND FEW i CLUES INCASE Pacific Coast Police Unit ; ed in Seeking for Woman Strangler rOHTLAND, Ore., lJc 1 (AP) -Systematic work by tlm Portland police department on ull uvenues that in I slit lead to capture of tho man who straiiKh'd .Mrs. Ulanehe My its, 4 8, at Jht homo Monday has developed ouiy Home finger prints and a meaner clue furnbili-t-d )y tho Htnt"NUMit of Aira. Myt;r herself,- before her d-ath, Ihut sho had rented u. room Monday to a man wlio looked Mko a loKTfer. XlilcJ of Detectives John I. Mooro said Unit u houHc-to-housu canvass or thu iwlKhborhood of tho Mynra homo und .Jailed to reveul uiiy ono who had sren the "loir Ker" outer or leave tho house. No ono elH'! wait under simpleton in tho raw, Bald .Moon.'. J-'inftnr prints h'ft on a hedHi-ad in tho room Where Mrs. Myers wus found dead wcro tins only tnngiblo llilnsa lift for tho police to work on. Coincidence of tho fact tlint Mrs. AlyiTH had jnt rented a ; room to tho "burger" and that Itv j ao.li of lhn'0 jiiymrioiiH ' deaths of women in Portland recently tho victims hud udvorliaed houses for rent, gave rlso to a theory I hut cueh had been tlm victim of u BtranKler who also hud killed woniFti In Seattle and San Krancla cn under similar circumstances. Anil 1'leiid Sought - Movie . j Sidelights, j OUT OUR WAY By Williams One dollar and fifty cents a dy and "poke chops" that's the wnge asked for a hard day's labor by the niitivf-a in the Hahamaa Who were assisting J. K. Williamson, in his filming" of an undersea pic ture. Ho says he could assemble a thousand natives who would bo Kind to work for that wage. There are "props'' and "props" for motion pictures. Hut union the strangest ones Is a baby incu bator which Metro-Uoldwyn-Mayc-r has purchased for three Iguanas, giant lizards of tho tropics. The reptiles drooped In tho temperate clime of California, but In the tor rid wurmth of thu incubators. wuxed fat and happy and proved pcrreci actors tn the play. Motion pictures are palnling war In its true colors and thereby are liel ping to foster peace, say pro ducers. "Tho I Jiff I'arado" und "What Trice Glory", the latter soon.. to be shown, are cited as examples. From London comes word that IlrltlHh film fans are protesting aguitiHt, wur films. Newspapers are printing many letters front cine. ma patrons urging Jlrillsh' pro ducers to slop the, flood of mili tary films. Kittens are devoid of screen am bitions, according to an experi ence of Director Vrajik Tuttle. Tho script for a picture required that Another theory, that the slayer -mow a kitten entangling itself of Airs. Myers had been moved by suggestion to Imitate crimes he had read about, was proposed to Chief of Jh'lertlveH Mooro by tho Associated Press, but Mooro said ho did not want to be quoted on tho subject. Chief Moore admitted there was nothing but coincidence, to connect thu slayer of Mrs. Myers with tho other three cases of mysterious deaths in rortland, the murder of Mm. Florence J-'ithian Monks in Seattle, und the dealhs In Cal ifornia of several women at tho hands of a "dark strangler." Ho said, however, that the Portland polico were not overlooking any thing that might link all those crimes. He said the police of ull Hie roast cities were working to gether in nn effort to capture an urch fiend. Hot Trail In I 'oil land "The police department tlint could cateh a man responsible for theso crimen would bring credit to itself, and certainly wu In Port land, with the holteHt trail of any, are doing everything we can", Huld Mooro to the Associated 1'ross. "We have been In touch with lu nula hospitals and homes for the fecblo minded all over tho weHt, but we have not been able to get truck of any individual at large from n1iy.'it'V',lJ1yiil!VU0,i8 wh0 conld bn'eSiiii.VWfl vftfr theso murders." Police urn not Inclined to think that . robbery was the main mo live In the crhiH's, (hough rings, In a . ball of yarn, but ho could not get any cooperation from tho felines. Heverui wure tested, but In the warmth of tho studio- lamps they succumbed to a lethargy from which they could not , be uroused. Finally tho leust drowsy oft tho kittens, was t liken for a brisk walk In the open, light filters subdued the warmth, the ball of yarn was partially unwound ubout tho kitten's paws, and tho desired scenes were caught by the camera before tho purr of Its grinding rov so ats HOVSI HE DONE. IT? GOSrA! X -faaT iT was fummw -Too Could lick a -toff wio LIKE, hika wrrw . owv owe. hawo? loo Know 'aT CARCWIW' COMCeALE.O vieppiMS HAVIKJ'A CluB UP MOOR SLEEVE.? IS AT A 6tKT0LMUMFlGHTV4 Vsjrm A COMCEALED CLOB? I -TiHOT 'AT ARM LOOKED KlNOA LOJCr WEKJ VOO WAS PovW hikaJ avj' ITHOT OUUDlD PuR"P, LOUD ? A F16.T HTTn1 him: W. rn INVISIBLE POWER. j;f?.vv,LL.a 'I ; r ' ' j ' QlffM BY NH SgHVtCC. IHC. ' A HEALTH when neglected, a cold should re- 1 nelve n physician's care. I'roteetf your family and the people with !....... j..u .My ... iumiuli... wun(. -to ( ult of lne noOHSOW? iMt not cough, mieeite, or expeur-l , , . .mii jits. I'uui vtinson, urresiea lor IJKKI IT IX .l ll, XMW YOKlv Would a woman ha i (oi.dw r,r:n to iavv w.iiki ts. a k-vk-.. illtO In lllf) nttlAl''M fpllnw'H lljVSHIW'D llv lifm-ll Jnnn Mr M f If "" P' weiu..l.le. co.ir.-i w Uo,;.q ! lh nmnnr In which Hhe was drlr- again sent tho performer Into a Member O organ .Memorial Institute HU" 11 or Mee uml 11 1M wer"i rofound sleep 1 properly before coming In contact 1 This Is the time of the year when'wUh '"y other person or nuun be- a t ii -ono mav exueet to ueveion a cold.!""' j-"r.... n. i.iiH iniiiwn cHiiue reccniry , , , , ... played a dual role. Two coiiidmiIm A 101,1 Mmy le"l lw leio. of picture makers used tho JI..J1. imeumonla to death. ' Will estate at Ko.slyn for locutlou t Anneudicltls Is not a serious dls- nmiiL- Uliy. J Jirt UT Ull) I'HM" IMIL I III -IMIIlll('ftlltHIH lllill U- grounds Was Ufiffl In itimv ly,a volnn uhf.n It Im nnirlnnlnrl nin Moran convulescjiig after a hospl- erloun. Likewise a cold Is not a tal siege. Another section was "erhjiiH dlneiiHe but Uk coniplicntlmi, used us background for the games pneumonia, is one of the leading of croquet and love In which Mor- .causeH of death and takes n toll nf ence,Vidor and Cllve HrooJt were one hundred and fifty Fever Cases Close Two County Schools expenidv nue. She told the police: I don't want to get mil on hall, I want to see New York jails. 1 want to get a thrill." After "Peaches" Drown, a 2U0-pound cop, watched her for five hours, friends put up $5(iu cash hail, Klnce fhe refused, to leave her diamond bracelets. engaged. Tw'o Union county schools have been closed this week on account of scarlet fever, which seems to ihD..jihavft developed during the Thanks- people In the Cnlled States oach 1V ,n naiumyn. year. One out of every Heven peo ple who develop pneumonia die from the dlsense or one of the dis cuses which develop from it. If death should not ensue fol lowing one of these conditions the fighting power of the body may be ho lowered .that tuberculosis or Kolife ntn'enrW7lftr1 rilst-ntA Snay develop, producing death in a dreadful sort? of way. , The old t iw.t lf..r.,.,it.,.. rt . , a "ago an oiuico oi prevention in I ...i i iw. I!. . , .".,r" 8 r".CL"v- wh ii . Hi la pnrtlcu- i.ibi.oj. inMIMUKCS l,.lv ,ii,i,llf ahlp In lhl fllMBnKP. i A cnlri Ih an Inrianunation of n Marriages Lag I Behind Increase Of Population t r : mil I AHHINOTO.V, (AP) Tho do-i pariment of commerce nnnounces I. there w money una eiouimg nave uun ro- performed n tlm lTnhcd Mii.i.m ported missing. Ni'ither has thoro durlntr tho vi.nr im'T. n nnilinplpn,, ! been any evidence to Indicate thatlwlth 1 1783)8 In 1121 rw.un n nun-iius membrane and may affect tho Portland women were victims ' gures represent an Increnso of 3 . 1 ai,V PIl't of the body lined with this of a degeneratu. The lolici! have 110 Individual under misplcion In any of tlut I'ortland myBlcrles. Tho polico reported today after marriages, 0.3 lhi,l ..I I luin li it lu nwn-a nftmi The relative increase, .; however ,n ,ht' "T' Xnratli' .Mr ehwit' was Bomewhat less than the estU ; "R l"'?t vM of improper "'"ted Increnso In the population, ' IM,ur '""V"1'8 ' fHPonslble for whirl. mnin.i i 1 r. L' .lm f "'"e than any other completing a check that the prints in orvKon the total marriages found on the bedstead lu Mrs. i j.J2B Wll8 W9; , Jl)2i lhQ Myers' home did not correspond j total was 0.067. Tho total miiu with any on file. Chief of Do- bor of divorces In Oregon In mG tcellves Moore asked the Seattle lu-n ? kkii. i. twn .1... i..,i diHeai'.e. Take plenty police for finger prints found ut the Monies homo, for comparison The city council today offered a reward of $1,000 for the arrest of the strangler. Mayor (Jeorgo 1 linker personally offered $100, tho American legion $100. and Charles K. Kckeitnau, a dairy owner of fered a similar amount. ahoi r ; ie i:si; costpmr .P.UinCKI'tHtT. Conn. If Mrs, J.fttlle Schneiuniel wants' to race Mrs. Clemf iik'inn Corson, Hhe must wear Komething besides greane. Mrs. CurKon thinks her rival' dis tinctive riiKinme is disgraceful foolish and sundry oilier things. Women Lose Icse time, keep charm under trying hygienic conditions. New way provides true sc curity-discards like tissue rLD-TlMI2 sanitary methods Miring; unhappy, fretful days. J'ow the insecurity of the luiardous Sanitary pads" has hecn ended. You wear sheerest gowns, meet Jery and all social or business ex I tnients in peace of mind . . , any J:kc, a'y da v. - It is calUd "KOrKX- . . . f.v ;es as ahorhcitt as the ordinary I'd ton pad t Thoroughly tleoJorues , . . thus fading ALL fear of offending. Discards as easily as a piece of t tissue. No lauinny. N'o embr. Jasstnent. You ask fur it without hesitancy Imply hy .iviua "KOTKX" at any I rug or department More. Coils July a few cents. Proves old ways fn unnecessary risk. KOT8X No tuundry dlu.ard like tiu Ml 4 5. ixKs tksipijK iti:oi'i:i:i KL'OKNK, (ire., Dec. 1 AP) The renovated temple of the licne volent and Protective Order of Klks In Kugene, re mod led nt a cost or approximately $75,000, was opened to the . public for lunpce M0I1 last evening. Nearly S.f.00 people went through tho building during the evening. Tonight will be Klks night, und Klks and their Indies will he guests at a special program. of exercise, eight hoars sleep or mure, wear . light underclothing and heavy top cloth ing. Keep the body clean. Do noi allow It to become chilled or to (Mud off too rapidly when warm. Do not over iudulve In anything to the extent of weakening t'ti bo'.y und you will not have a cold. Colds are nfieu the .forerunner of Onntnglous diseases such as influ enza, meastpH, whooping coiikIi, scarlet and typhoid fever, diph theria, and small-pox. When per mitted to carry on without care they sometimes affect the middle em. This condition If neglected may form a brain ahceNB and this complication Ih almost always fatal. Heing of finch n serious nature SHE'S NOT AFRAID OP ANY BEETLE 'w if. - ' v tlfeyi $ Tho Krultdalo .school was closed Monday, but was reopened Tues day nfter n thorough fumlpnllon. 'I'hero Is said . be . two threo cases of (he. fever In that district. : Ono case broke out In the ML Ohm school yesterday null tho srlyiol was closrd Jnritll 'thrJjilld- inc enn no nimiK.'iicn. . . 'f ijr . win lrolmhly bo oponoi! apain iiijia fow dnya. r' ; . f X " , : I'OET TO niCI'ltKSMXT FlfAXCK . I'ArtlS Paul Claudel, injt,whn Is tn represent KYnnco In WtlMhlnw ton. Is demited to have n'Bllelter liiiowletltte of (he. WnKllsh language) La Grande Electric Company Approved Check Seat DEALER. ' Pomona Grange ! Election to Be Held on Dec. 11 The regular election of officers pr the Union county Pomoni grange will be held ut tho next meeting of the organization on Uec. 11 at Teloeaaet. The nom inations were made at the lat meeting and regular printed bal lots will be given voters. A pub lic Installation "of officers isscbeo uled for the afternoon with a ape. rial drill teum to -take care of tlje work. The coming economic confer ence, arranging for ad agricultural program for the grange commit tees, arranging for special com mittees to boost the county- fair. reports from the various commit tees on public marketing ure to he discussed. Special committees on community work and on legis lative work will be appointed and their programs taken up. Speakers will ' be members of the grunge In this county and wlfl Include lr. W. T. Phy. County Agent H. G. Avery, County School Superintendent A. K flay re, H. IT. Wentherspoon. horticulturist, and County Commissioner John Weill. Mild Weather in Wallowa County WALLOWA. Ore. (Special) Mild weather continues to be the order of the day In this section. The snow which fell to a depth of three und four Inches In the hlghr er pacts of the county last wet-k has melted, and road huve settled und dried off. Showers of wurri inin continue to fall nearly every day. und as the frost has left thi ground the moisture Is going Inco the soil. Farmers are pleased . to note that their welts are filling up rap Idly. The grass is green and makes good pasturage. The only feeding being done Is confined to dairy herds. Jturllngton rhllronrf 'titf, 'Th vutA; akk: " rimnciifioi i.im4iu iiiMiiuBer, University of Chicago, . Lexicographer, " - Yale. ' ? IS: r. .... - Advertising agency, Traffic vice president Northwestern university, Harvard. ..1 1IIG (iltAMMAlt Vi CUICAC.O There's a great dis agreement over the matter . of grammar. The que.stiun is whether the wimla "two-thirds the oats, more than half the corn" as the subject of a sentence should re quire "are' or "Is" as a verb In a Too Much! "Acid?" Exceu Uric Acfd Gives Jttse to Many Unpleasant Troubles. AUTHORITIES agree that an k excess of uric acid is pri - marity due to faulty kidney ac r tion. Retention of this toxic material often makes its pres ence felt by sore, painful joints, . a tired languid feeling and, sometimes, toxic backache and headache. That the kidneys re not functioning right is of ten shown by scanty or burning -.; passage of secretions. Thou ' sands assist their kidneys at ' such times by the useof Doan 'a iif a stimulant diuretic. ,: s7oan' are recommended by ; many local people. Ask your neighbor! DOAN'S PSP Srimofaat Dimlic to (A KidMym tvKM-Wlton Co, Hit Cica-Bufla. W.Y. than 1 1 1 1 v oilier man In the lYeneh illplumarlc service. i i H. & S. Electric Company Approved. Check Seal DEALER. Far Corns: end an a W Proventlvo Jr t ' iflaxative (BroniQ'i QuinlneJ iablels te.. ...fiT The Safe and Proven Remedy. Long serious illness and complications often follow Colds, Grip and Influenza. Guard your health against this danger, i'nee dUc. The box bears this signature L Lu SSdrr An Electric Heater , for $3.50! They're worth looking at La Grande Electric ' Co. :S; 1412 Adam Ava. "ETerjthlng Electrical" Santa's ' ' Finest Gift!" - There In flonieone In yoiir family who will lie the happiest Individual If Riv en a Hank Account us a Birt I bin Xmas. The wnrmest npprecla-.. tion, we are certain, will he your reward. $1 Starts an Account The Equitable SAVINGS 1SAXK Corner Depot ami Adams rn;M . f W ells. T-.dKar Klre !rrmishs nnd Jules Verne. This ben e held by (,tn-i Short .H,Ka like one of their dreams f Mnt intn brouKht t.. Hfv This ono Is mmhd that obliKiuKlv opens at n lourh and dlM nse the Interior nnatomv in a scab, and lalural eob.r. It U one of several such models exhibited at the University of California AKiiculturnl Club show. Thn following Utile piece of poetry canin fu yeMeitlaj's mail: JntieA and Itinwil ratlin to town lir liUinlHM. lnth and raln't. Tbo prfn-s tlwy found As tbey cnllt'il around AlmuHt made tbeni faint. A brlKliI lilcn struck l-'rlcml Hrown; Ills Minillr wm fllmrKt laiifthtei' A( lw fnlh'd n round to ('bind I Vim's rinvn Anil .loiufi came tumbling nfter. Wo a iv tfeltliijr khmI rt-sulls from our yclerilny's nd. You re-ntr-mlier we lolil you thnft n xMHibl bnvo n carload of Krtiulno ItahiNiw nut conl ttmt 1 soothes. Ua;ht hi nh nml very tmi. We are rxpcrtltig; tbb cnrlond nlsntt lHivnihor nth. V iuv S4'llliijf It rtjrlif ofr tho enr Tor 49r a Imn drcil or S9.HO n ti. whlrli Is the Jiw thliiK. One rnnner tat nl rt'jitly ntsdo arrniuritieuts to liniil all tlay tn hW farm. That Is -acily the tiling that w are well pIvmmmI w II Ii. Ot her town HMplt ltw alnxuly sab I they wei-o cum in; with lln lr Hint enr and sni'ks. ami put in their stipily. V art KobUr tn try very luinl to move the mitre cnrliwil In two lns. TlHiNe that will phone their or der tn, we will tleUrrr rht fr tin car for $I0. a mil. i:t ry rtvtaiirant tn town wants to take adtaiiliiKO of I bit. Kcmrmhor. U Is mil mil II h a nrnm) .h-k jruamiitr Claude C. Pratt Lumber Co. Th Poof Bliui's I rleiHl'1 Ntwr HVHinilry. I'lioiie Mnln tin No SiiikI.j limlnrai, Before you Build select a ChecliSeal Electrical Contractor fjlskhimto install Wiring System for lifetime service Pacific States Electric Company Eastern OiCRon Light & Power Company Approved. Check 'Seal DEALER. THE OPEN ROAD Suppose you came suddenly upon two roads. One straight, well-trodden . . the other thin and twist-ing- of f into undergrowth. If you didn't want to ar rive at any place in particular, you might choose the--latter. But not otherwise. ' Before you, as buyer, run two roads. One is the road of knowledge of an advertised product. Thou sands use it. There's no mystery about it, no doubt- -ing- nothing hidden. It leads the way definitely to a fountain pen, a floor wax, a tooth-paste that will give you satisfaction. When you use an advertisement,'.: you use an open road. When you don't use advertisements, you go the doubtful road. You have only hazy knowledge of the . product ahead. No trade-mark or name to depend ' upon suides you. The result may or may not be worth . the effort. You don't know. , Read the advertisements. Anything widely adver tised breakfast food, hammer, hair tonic has proved itself good by advertising. Advertisements put you on the open road to satisfaction.